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Noun: ballgame  'bol,geym
  1. A particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
    "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame";
    - new ballgame [informal], ball game
     
  2. (baseball) a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
    "We went to watch the ballgame at the stadium";
    - ball game [N. Amer]
Noun: ball game  bol geym
  1. Any sport played with a ball
    "Basketball and soccer are both popular ball games"

Derived forms: ball games, ballgames

Type of: field game, situation, state of affairs

Encyclopedia: Ballgame

Ball game